Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Griesing

OPINION

W. KENNETH LAW, Chief Justice.

Appellee Betty Griesing sought a partial summary judgment to determine whether appellant Liberty Mutual may lawfully impose a state-mandated fee for theft prevention beyond the automobile insurance rates filed by Liberty Mutual and approved by the commissioner of insurance under a state regulatory regime. The district court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Griesing, declaring that the collection of the theft-prevention fee in addition to the regulated rate is unlawful, that a rule of the commissioner of insurance, which Griesing alleged allowed…